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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Eddie
4Simmons, Jr., who passed away on April 4, 2014; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Eddie Simmons, Jr. was born in West Palm Beach,
6Florida; he lived in Aurora for 54 years; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Eddie Simmons, Jr. served his country as a member
8of the United States Army in the Philippines during World War
9II; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Eddie Simmons, Jr. is survived by his wife of 25
11years, Emma Yvonne Simmons; daughters, Eddie Ruth Jackson,
12Shirley Simmons, Catherine Muhammad, and Jacqueline Simmons;
13son, Eddie Sundiate (Lynette) Simmons; stepsons, Anthony
14(Deidra) Dennie and Rodney Holmes; sisters, Willie Jane Simmons
15and Rose (Charles) Henley; sisters-in-law, Mary Jo Dennie,
16Varanda Landry, and Bertha Simmons; brothers-in-law, Bobbie
17Dennie and Henry Williams; 15 grandchildren; 23
18great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, other
19relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of
2Eddie Simmons, Jr.; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Eddie Simmons, Jr. as an expression
5of our sympathy.